Antisnake venom activity of ethanolic seed extract of Strychnos nux vomica Linn.

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 468-475

  Chatterjee, Ipshita ^a   Chakravarty, A K ^b   Gomes, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Daboia russelii; Naja kaouthia; Snake venom Strychnos nux vomica

Indexed keywords

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYMES; SEED; SILICA GEL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANTISERUM ACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; SEED EXTRACTS; VENOM;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALCOHOL; FIBRINOGEN; PHOSPHOLIPASE A; PLANT EXTRACT; SILICON DIOXIDE; SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EDEMA; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT SEED; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; COBRA VENOMS; EDEMA; ETHANOL; FIBRINOGEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MICE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SNAKE VENOMS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

ANIMALIA; DABOIA RUSSELII; NAJA; NAJA KAOUTHIA; SERPENTES; STRYCHNOS; STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA;

EID: 2442599234     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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